Convert Kansas North State Plane Coordinates in NAD27 to/from UTM, lat / long

ExpertGPS Pro mapping software automatically converts Kansas North FIPS 1501 coordinates to and from any other coordinate format or datum, including UTM, lat/lon, and other Kansas state plane coordinate formats, in NAD27, NAD83, and WGS84. ExpertGPS Pro instantly converts GIS shapefiles and CAD DXF drawings in Kansas state plane coordinates to and from UTM or lat-long.

Working with Kansas North State Plane Coordinates

The first step in working with or converting Kansas North FIPS 1501 state plane coordinates in ExpertGPS is to add the appropriate coordinate format and datum for your project. On the Edit menu in ExpertGPS, click Preferences. Click on the My Coordinate Formats tab, and click the Add Format button.

In the Add Coordinate Format dialog, change the Location, on the left side of the dialog, to World/North America/United States/Kansas. A list of all of the coordinate formats used in Kansas will appear in the Format pane in the upper right. Select Kansas North FIPS 1501, Meters, (or Feet, if you want to use US Survey Feet as the base unit). Now select NAD83 or NAD27 in the lower right pane, labelled Datum. (Note: WGS84 is identical to NAD83 in Kansas, so select the NAD 83 datum if you are trying to convert from WGS84 state plane coordinates.)

Converting KS North to UTM

You can use ExpertGPS Pro as a Kansas state plane to UTM converter. Here's how to convert Kansas North coordinates to UTM:First, add the KS North SPCS, as described above.Enter your data in Kansas North, paste it in from Excel, or import a shapefile or CAD drawing by clicking Import on the File menu. ExpertGPS Pro will convert your state plane coordinates and display them over a topo map or aerial photo of Kansas.Now add the UTM coordinate format and datum of your choice by returning to the Add Coordinate Format dialog. When you select UTM in the My Coordinate Formats list, all of your data will instantly be reprojected from Kansas state plane to UTM.You can now export the reprojected UTM data by clicking Export on the File menu, or copy and paste into a spreadsheet.

How to Convert Kansas State Plane Coordinates to Lat / Long

Follow the instructions above, but instead of choosing UTM as your output format, choose one of ExpertGPS Pro's latitude and longitude formats. ExpertGPS can convert your Kansas North coordinates to lat-lon in decimal degrees, degrees and minutes (deg min.min), or degrees, minutes, and seconds (DMS).

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Sending Kansas North coordinates to your Garmin or Magellan GPS

Your GPS receiver can't display your location using the US state plane coordinate system, but you can use ExpertGPS Pro to send X,Y points or polyline data from your GIS or CAD software to your GPS receiver. Import or enter your data as described above. There's no need to select an output format like UTM or lat/long, unless you want ExpertGPS to display the same values that will be displayed on your GPS. Just click Send to GPS on the GPS menu. ExpertGPS will reproject the Eastings and Northings in your Kansas North coordinates into the native format used by your GPS receiver, and upload them directly to the GPS. Now you can view all of your GIS or CAD data in the field on any Garmin, Magellan, Lowrance, or Eagle GPS!

Viewing Kansas North State Plane GIS Data in Google Earth

Another option you have once you've imported GIS or CAD data in KS North SPCS into ExpertGPS is to convert it to KML or view it directly in Google Earth. To convert state plane to KML, simply click Export on the File menu, and select the Google Earth KML file type. If you just want to view your KS North SPCS data in Google Earth, simply press F7, the View in Google Earth command in ExpertGPS.

Converting lat/lon or GPS data to Kansas North

Use the technique above to convert latitude and longitude data to Kansas Northings and Eastings. To convert Garmin, Magellan, or Lowrance GPS waypoints or tracks to Kansas North state plane is even easier - just click Receive from GPS. ExpertGPS Pro automatically reprojects your GPS data into whatever coordinate format you select: Kansas state plane, UTM, or lat/long. You can then export your reprojected data into a GIS in shapefile format, export a DXF for your CAD software, or copy and paste into Excel or a CSV file.

How to Display Kansas North Coordinates on your GPS

Most handheld GPS receivers can't display Kansas state plane coordinates natively. But if you've got an older Magellan GPS receiver that allows you to set up a User Grid (check your GPS manual for compatibility), you can use the settings for the Kansas North Transverse Mercator projection listed below to trick your GPS into displaying Kansas coordinates in meters. On Magellan GPS receivers, go to the SETUP screen, and then click COORD SYSTEM, PRIMARY, USER GRID. If you want to use US Survey Feet instead of Meters, click UNITS TO METERS CONV and enter 0.30480061.

Kansas North FIPS 1501 Parameters (NAD27 Datum)

Deg Min.Min

Decimal Degrees

Central Meridian

-98° 00'

-98.00°

Latitude of Origin

38° 20'

38.33°

Standard Parallel #1

38° 43'

38.72°

Standard Parallel #2

39° 47'

39.78°

False Easting

2000000 meters

False Northing

0 meters

Kansas North uses a Lambert Projection.

Download ExpertGPS Pro: your Kansas North State Plane Converter

ExpertGPS makes it easy to convert coordinates to and from lat/lon, UTM, Kansas North, and other Kansas state plane coordinate formats. In addition to batch coordinate conversion, ExpertGPS Pro is the perfect tool for combining data from your handheld GPS receiver with your GIS and CAD layers. Visualize all of your data over USGS topo maps, aerial photos, and your own site maps. Download your free trial of ExpertGPS Pro now!

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New features were added to ExpertGPS on June 22, 2017
ExpertGPS runs on Windows 10, 8.1, and 7.